7 Milliards d'aiguilles #1

Volume 4 of Tadano Nobuaki's *7 Milliards d'aiguilles* arrives in this 2010 Doki Doki/Bamboo Édition release, its cover graced by a cheerful young girl in a school uniform — cardigan, collared shirt, and pleated skirt — beaming with an open, unguarded smile against a backdrop of overlapping colorful rings. There's a refreshing warmth to the image that sits in quiet contrast with the series' high-stakes premise. At 6,95 EUR, it's an appealing entry point into one of manga's more emotionally charged survival stories.